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My blog has been changed to make it more appealing for those who have New England ancestors and want to see the area through photos. Things I’ll include are typical white New England churches, libraries showing their genealogical collection, historical societies, cemeteries, war memorials, in general, anything to do with history.

For four years I’ve blogged mostly about my personal genealogy in New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire), New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. I still will, can’t forget my own roots.

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Monday, October 8, 2012

When a friend recently passed away, I read his obituary online before the newspaper was delivered. Imagine my surprise when I scrolled to the bottom of the page, and saw his surname, Ford, in a advertisement by Ancestry.com. It read, "Learn more about the Ford family on Ancestry.com." There is a nice map of the United States, and a breakdown of the states according to the 1920 census where the Ford family lived. Interesting. Are they tempting the descendants to begin genealogy at the time of a loved one's death?If you have Ancestry, you've probably already seen the map, with the colored states and corresponding legend. For some reason, I couldn't copy to this site.So, I guess, when I die, people can see where the Poole's lived in 1920 according to the census. I just realized that the search box below is "live" so go ahead and put in a name and try it out.

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I've been a retired, quiet, genealogy fanatic for 23 years. It's a hobby I do for fun and to help others.
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